'''Gilles Fauconnier''' (born August_19, 1944) is a French Linguist, researcher in Cognitive_science, and Author, currently working in the US. He is a Professor at the University_of_California,_San_Diego in the Department of Cognitive Science.
His work with Mark Turner founded the theory of Conceptual_blending.
His books include:
*''The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities'' (with Mark Turner)
*''Amalgama Concettuale'' (with Mark Turner)
*''Mappings in Thought and Language''
*''Mental spaces: Aspects of meaning construction in natural language''
==See also==
*Cognitive_science
*Conceptual_blending
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Ja:ジル・フォコニエ